The Below Deck Down Under blacked-out boozy crew nights may be a thing of the past, with Captain Jason Chambers confirming to Chattr that he made a new alcohol policy for Season 3.
Past seasons of Below Deck have seen cast nights where Boson Joao Franco has shattered a wine glass in one hand, Chef Rachel Hargrove jumped on stage with a live band and Deckie Ashton Pienaar punched a window after a fight with Chief Stew Kate Chastain.
Perhaps the most uncomfortable alcohol-induced encounter took place on Below Deck Down Under Season 2 when Luke Jones, who had been drinking, entered crewmate Margot Sisson’s room naked while she was asleep. He was immediately fired for sexual misconduct after Captain Jason found out what happened.
Following on from the disturbing incident, Captain Jason has implemented new rules to ensure that the Below Deck Down Under Season 3 cast limits their drinking this season.
What are the alcohol rules on Below Deck Down Under Season 3?
Captain Jason told Chattr that a drink limit was enforced for Season 3, as well as additional measures to reduce the crew’s inebriation, which ended up increasing the number of scenes production could use in the final edit.
“This season, they’re only having one drink before they go out, and then when they’re out, they have to pay for their own drinks, and they have to have a water between drinks.”
“We saw a huge difference, a lot more content, people were a lot more aware of their surroundings and a lot more respectful,” he added.
While alcohol-fueled crew nights out often spark drama between the crew —an essential ingredient for almost any spicy reality TV episode, Captain Jason reassured Chattr that the scandals are still there, despite the tightened alcohol rules.
“Look, they’re adults,” he said. “They’ve always been able to buy their own drinks. We’re not there to tell them.
“But, the policy I actually asked them to do was to have water between each drink. And they did that, and you’ll see that the behaviour was a lot different, but the drama was still there.”
Jason really is the people’s captain.
Stream Below Deck Down Under Season 3 on Hayu.
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